@yakkoTDI When Radio Shack was closing all their branches, I drove around to all my local stores and bought up a bunch of stuff at great prices.
There was one store selling the drawers that held small parts like resistors, capacitors, IC’s, etc. Unfortunately, he said that someone else has already bought it but hasn’t paid for it yet. I offered $50 more and said I’d pay right now and he took my money. Woo Hoo! They are nice drawers.
The plastic dividing insert inside each drawer is removable and each divider can be relocated within each drawer. It came with 4 sections all screwed together on a nice caster system. I separated each section and put them on their own wheels by using harbor freight furniture movers that were modified to fit perfectly under. I can now roll them all over the house and clean behind and under them.
@awk@cengland0
We had a local hardware store go out of business a year or two ago and after they did their closeout sales they were selling stuff inside the store. I couldn’t figure out what you would buy besides the shelving but man, those drawers would have been nice for my crafting stuff.
My dads garage has some really cool drawers and stuff from old hardware store (probably 40-50 years old) that used to hold screws, washers abd ect.
@awk@cengland0 You apparently live the dream life I will never have, where things are neatly organized so nicely. And yes those drawer units are awesome… probably hand-fabricated of heavy-gauge steel in the 60´s in Pittsburgh or something like that.
Yes… Everything lives in a single drawer, batteries and chargers.
Eons ago, I 3D-printed several 4x4 AA and AAA holders. I mostly use NiMHs which are stored +up when charged and +down when not. I keep a few alkaline cells, rarely more than eight or so. I use AA-to-C adapters and thus don’t keep any C cells. Button batteries are purchased in multipack assortments that come on cards and live in the same drawer. Finally, 18650 cells live in ziplock-like bags that hold 5-6 cells.
I mostly keep them in the packages, mostly in the same two drawers, but the rechargeable batteries get some considerations. Any bare-cell lithium type gets special packaging and they are stored separately from the other batteries and not all together. Anything with regulators is usually fine, but the bare cells need some protection lest they become fire starters. If only the flashlights and such running on them weren’t so much better…
I have one holder similar to the large of this set (the tester is handy) and at another location I have a hard plastic holder with a tester. They are both good in their own ways. Of course (?) I have some loose batteries in various places.
They’re in the battery drawer (which is not in the fridge). The drawer has an organizer, and a small box for the cards of button cells.
Also in a closet for bulk purchases.
FYI, the Lucas batteries I bought mostly for a laugh, are crap. They leak as bad as Kirklands, and quite a few are stone dead out of the package. Exactly what one would expect from Lucas, Prince of Darkness.
Of course not. That would be crazy. I want my batteries to work wherever I put them, at all hours and in all conditions, for as long as I can keep them operating. The last thing I need is for my TV remote to stop working at 5 PM because it’s after their work shift, so I have to switch to fresh batteries for the evening. And who needs to deal with collective bargaining from household objects?
No.
In a few drawers in this cabinet
@cengland0 Those are some nice drawers. Could you please provide more information about them?
@cengland0 But are the batteries organized within the drawers?
@awk @cengland0
It’s not polite to quiz someone about their drawers and their contents!
@yakkoTDI When Radio Shack was closing all their branches, I drove around to all my local stores and bought up a bunch of stuff at great prices.
There was one store selling the drawers that held small parts like resistors, capacitors, IC’s, etc. Unfortunately, he said that someone else has already bought it but hasn’t paid for it yet. I offered $50 more and said I’d pay right now and he took my money. Woo Hoo! They are nice drawers.
The plastic dividing insert inside each drawer is removable and each divider can be relocated within each drawer. It came with 4 sections all screwed together on a nice caster system. I separated each section and put them on their own wheels by using harbor freight furniture movers that were modified to fit perfectly under. I can now roll them all over the house and clean behind and under them.
@awk Yes they are organized within each drawer but not as well as I would like.
@awk @cengland0
, those drawers would have been nice for my crafting stuff.
We had a local hardware store go out of business a year or two ago and after they did their closeout sales they were selling stuff inside the store. I couldn’t figure out what you would buy besides the shelving but man
My dads garage has some really cool drawers and stuff from old hardware store (probably 40-50 years old) that used to hold screws, washers abd ect.
@awk @cengland0 You apparently live the dream life I will never have, where things are neatly organized so nicely. And yes those drawer units are awesome… probably hand-fabricated of heavy-gauge steel in the 60´s in Pittsburgh or something like that.
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
I tried, but management propaganda produced just enough FUD to prevent the vote from succeeding.
I let my batteries mingle as they please, but some of my AAAs like to identify as AAs. However, my devices reject the notion of non-binary choices.
KuoH
@kuoh They need the adapter shells, I guess.
@werehatrack Yes, some of them have attempted to transition, but neither the device nor the battery were happy with the results.
KuoH
@kuoh @werehatrack Just wait till your Li-Ion batteries identify as alkalines. Whooee!
I have a battery fridge. I toss them all in there.
@togle
/giphy applause
@shahnm After reviewing your recent giphys I think you may need to see a doctor about the clap.
@yakkoTDI
/giphy clap
I keep batteries where I need them, so there’s downstairs, some on the main level, some upstairs.
@show_the_maw you might need some more floors…
Yeah. They’re in the battery thing. Next to the other thing.
Yes… Everything lives in a single drawer, batteries and chargers.
Eons ago, I 3D-printed several 4x4 AA and AAA holders. I mostly use NiMHs which are stored +up when charged and +down when not. I keep a few alkaline cells, rarely more than eight or so. I use AA-to-C adapters and thus don’t keep any C cells. Button batteries are purchased in multipack assortments that come on cards and live in the same drawer. Finally, 18650 cells live in ziplock-like bags that hold 5-6 cells.
I mostly keep them in the packages, mostly in the same two drawers, but the rechargeable batteries get some considerations. Any bare-cell lithium type gets special packaging and they are stored separately from the other batteries and not all together. Anything with regulators is usually fine, but the bare cells need some protection lest they become fire starters. If only the flashlights and such running on them weren’t so much better…
/giphy junkpile
I keep them in the packages. I took an empty holder from one of the stores and I keep them in that. It looks like a store display.
I have a little sterilite 3-drawer set which has batteries separated as such:
AA & AAA
C&D
9v etc
I have one holder similar to the large of this set (the tester is handy) and at another location I have a hard plastic holder with a tester. They are both good in their own ways. Of course (?) I have some loose batteries in various places.
They’re in the battery drawer (which is not in the fridge). The drawer has an organizer, and a small box for the cards of button cells.
Also in a closet for bulk purchases.
FYI, the Lucas batteries I bought mostly for a laugh, are crap. They leak as bad as Kirklands, and quite a few are stone dead out of the package. Exactly what one would expect from Lucas, Prince of Darkness.
@blaineg
/giphy shake head
Of course not. That would be crazy. I want my batteries to work wherever I put them, at all hours and in all conditions, for as long as I can keep them operating. The last thing I need is for my TV remote to stop working at 5 PM because it’s after their work shift, so I have to switch to fresh batteries for the evening. And who needs to deal with collective bargaining from household objects?
@rockblossom You may have to change your tune if they get the toilets to join their cause.
Yes, they are all kept in zip baggies in the fridge drawer. Never have to search! Keeps them nice and fresh!
@MorningTrudy
You have a drawer for fridges?! Holy carp! Must be part of the 1% of the 1% of the 1%.